The Supreme Court issued an important criminal justice ruling on Thursday about the appropriate bounds of plea bargains.

The Supreme Court ruled that "an agreement not to appeal a sentence is unenforceable when it would result in a miscarriage of ...

A: Here in California, and across the land, a judge can reject a plea bargain in a criminal case. There are a number of factors that may result in the plea agreement being rejected: (a) A victim’s ...

When Carolyn Jean Hamm was found hanged in her basement in Arlington, Va., police suspected a “strange” young man seen in the area named David Vasquez. Prosecutors, aware of significant weaknesses in ...

Stock image of two rubber stamps over white background with the words INNOCENT and GUILTY printed on them. Illustration by Olivier Le Moal via Getty Images. Like many former lawyers, I remember ...

More than 97 percent of people convicted of a crime plead guilty in this country, often in exchange for a favorable sentencing recommendation or the dismissal of some other criminal charges. But even ...

Dear PAO, My son Gelo was arrested for allegedly selling prohibited drugs. A relative, who is a law enforcement officer, encouraged us to avail of the remedy of plea bargaining because this is ...